Show DAVID DUIO MEETS A s NEW XE HIRD One day daT when David jd was visiting his his' aunt who lived In Australia he happened d to 10 como come across a a. Ing Ing- mound down b by the tho seaside The hill bill was about ten f feet feat et high and at least sixty feet reet round at the base I Well th ts lo bill hILI A a. L funny looking laughed laus-hed David JDavid l Da poking a a tI stick k which ho ha h hold 1 la in his hand Into the soft dirt dirt and brush f Here herd s screamed a voice so piercing that thit David Dald nearl nearly Jumped out of oC his shoes What do you think youre you're o re doing David looked up up In th the direction from which tho the voice oleo came camo and there bobbed the head heal of or any arty angry mound 5 bird pO Dont Don t you ou know that this Is private property asked naked the tho angry ry voice again J S David Dald dropped his stock on the ground and looked so 60 ashamed that thal Mrs In Mound Bird had to laugh in of oC her anger and ind jumping out out of oC her hen doorway she flew new d down wn beside D David Dvid ld She was about tho the size nizo of or the stuffed pheasant bird Davids David's aunt had had hadn on n tho the mantel Sho She was dressed very mod mod- catty in jn a sober little brown and red red feathered dress J Go Good d mot morning nine I nl Master Master David laughed laus-bOd Mrs frs Mound Bird You see Beo I knew pur ur name nam because Daddy Mound MoundBird MoundBird Bird BinI told it to me and said to be careful of ot you oU But you ou doat dont l look ok liko like a a. ver very bad boy to me mc so 80 Im I'm not afraid I doC of you 0 Well sometimes Im I'm ugly laughed David DaId patting Mrs Mound Birds Bird's head bead But I dont don't think you ou could hardly call mo me bad But sa say is 18 that mound your home Sure enough laughed Mrs Mound Bird flipping nipping her feathers proudly You rou ar arc new noW In these parts arent aren't you I 1 dont don't suppose you ou hlL have such suchUn un un- nual birds as ns wo so arc are In your o r home hom town Yes this Is la our home Daddy Mound Birds Bird's sail and mine and azud were we're proud o of It IL Now arid and V.- V. 1 lJ- lJ Mrs Ir Mound Bird lifted lifted her great big foot and nd shook It at David Daid Please dont don't ray Fay flow JIow Jow in the tho world can so small a bird as you build such a I. I nest for tor wo we hear that until were wore sick of ofIL I It IL t. t Well I must sa say sa its it's a a. whopper of oC ofa a an anest nest st for tor such a a. small bunch of or feathers feath feath- ers erel exclaimed I Da David 1 Just then Da Daddy d Mound Bird came l trite Into to sight lie Ito c was as on ono one foot fool carrying a Do bunch of or grass rass In his hia other foot Well Vell tuck it under those eggs ho said t to Mrs Mound Bird after shaking shaking shak shak- ing InS Davids David's hand Or bettor still put It over them What You have havo eggs tn Is in th that t hill hm David craning his neck to look Into tho th-o top of ot the mound Well I should sa say so laughed Jaus-hed Dadd Daddy Mound Bird Come right up and see ec t for dr r yourself Before Detore David knew knew- what hat wa was happeninG hap hap- pening h ho he was tanning standing on the Vcr Very top of oC the mound Daddy M r Bird scraped away a the tho loose dr dry grass and there standing on on end ond were eight large white eggs We Ye leave lea theta them to fo 1 bo be hatched b by th tha sun suri said Mrs rs Mound Bird Every or 1 I so often orten dady back opens tho the nc nest t and nd stirs Us U s up the litter eo so as ns to let Jet in n fresh r air and nd the heat Another thins when our little onea ones arc arc hatched they're there not like most birds covered ed with soft oCt down and tender skin b but t CuI full feathered strong trong birds The They work their w way y out of or tho the mound dry dO in tho the sun flun and begin lifes life's duties at once Now ow can you OU boast of ot such a n. bird as LS' LS that in your your home a DavJd laughed and shook his head Just as the dinner bell bail 8 sounded You Y u certainly are wonderful birds he Inu laughed laughed- hed and shaking hakIng Mrs Mound Birds Bird's t foot ot and d saluting Daddy M Mound ud und Bird David ran back to his aunts aunt's for Cor dinner I I |